Robert Scott Books in Order
Robert Scott has written 39 books, published between 2001 and 2016. The first book is Rope Burns (2001) and the newest is Nightmare on Spanish Creek (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 39
- Published
- 2001–2016
- Pages on record
- 1,098 in 3 of 39 books
Robert Scott writes true crime. The 39 catalogued books are case studies of murder, many of them Californian, covering trials, investigations and crimes against women. Rope Burns (2001) opens the run and Nightmare on Spanish Creek (2016) closes it, with Like Father Like Son (2002), Unholy Sacrifice (2005), Killer Dad: Husband, Father, Murderer (2007) and Rivers of Blood (2009) in between. The median book runs 350 pages, and the work is filed under RobertScott Non-Fiction.
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How many Robert Scott books are there?
Robert Scott has 39 books, released between 2001 and 2016. 2 of them belong to the Deadly Secrets series.
Robert Scott Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 39 Robert Scott books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.
- 12001–1/4
- 22002–1/4
- 32002–1/4
- 42005–1/4
- 520063501/4
- 62007–1/4
- 720084041/4
- 82009–1/4
- 920093441/4
- 102011–1/4
- 112011–1/4
- 122011–1/4
- 132011–1/4
- 142011–1/4
- 152011–1/4
- 162011–1/4
- 172012–1/4
- 182012–1/4
- 192012–1/4
- 202012–1/4
- 212012–1/4
- 222013–1/4
- 232013–1/4
- 242013–1/4
- 252013–1/4
- 262013–1/4
- 272013–1/4
- 282013–1/4
- 292014–1/4
- 302014–1/4
- 312014–1/4
- 322014–1/4
- 332014–1/4
- 342014–1/4
- 352014–1/4
- 362014–1/4
- 372014–1/4
- 382014–1/4
- 392016–1/4
Robert Scott books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
RobertScott Non-Fiction
37 books37 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Deadly Secrets in order
2 booksDo you have to read Robert Scott books in order?
You only need to read Robert Scott books in order within the Deadly Secrets series, which holds 2 of the 39 Robert Scott books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Robert Scott
Start with Rope Burns (2001), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Robert Scott book?
Nightmare on Spanish Creek (2016) is the newest Robert Scott book released so far.
Is there a new Robert Scott book coming?
No next Robert Scott book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Robert Scott at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Robert Scott title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Robert Scott books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,098 pages across the 3 of 39 books with a recorded length, a median of 350 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Robert Scott books, 30 of 39, were published in the 2010s.
When Robert Scott books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Robert Scott titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 30 titles.
39 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Robert Scott books are about
3 of the 39 Robert Scott books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: murder is tagged on 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Murder 3 of 3 books
- Case studies 2 of 3 books
- Murder, california 2 of 3 books
- Drug dealers 1 of 3 books
- Investigation 1 of 3 books
- Lust murder 1 of 3 books
- Trials (murder) 1 of 3 books
- Women, crimes against 1 of 3 books